Mayor Tomas Osmeña should consider the implementation of the proposed Light Rail Transit as it would not only benefit those living in the province but also Osmeña's constituents in the city, said 1st district Rep. Eduardo Gullas.

Government employees nationwide will be able to replace belongings lost in recent floods and typhoons after President Macapagal-Arroyo approved tax-free benefits consisting of a 14th month salary pay and a cash gift of P15,000.

At least one or two more typhoons are expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility for 2009, an official from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Tuesday.

Philippine authorities on Tuesday reported three more deaths from typhoon "Santi" (international codename: Mirinae), which battered the storm-weary nation at the weekend, bringing the total number of those killed to 19.

MANILA, Philippines – The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has allowed a passenger ship of Sulpicio Lines Inc., owner of the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars, to set sail from Manila to Cebu City today (Nov. 3).

Marina administrator Maria Elena Bautista said they decided to let MV Princess of the South to operate after Sulpicio complied with all the requirements of the board, which include providing protection and indemnity coverage of $1.5 million for the wreck removal, and $1.5 million for the clean up of the oil spill of the sunken ship.

Bautista said 200 Marina and Philippine Coast Guard personnel will be accompanying the trip from Manila to Cebu around 10 a.m. today "to make sure the crew understands safety procedures."

The passenger ship, one of the 16 vessels of Sulpicio Lines Inc., has a capacity of 1,334 people, Bautista said.

At least 691 voters who are more than 100 years old, majority of them having the same birth dates, are still included in the 2007 voters" list of Taguig, a former lawmaker bared on Tuesday. Commission on Election (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo downplayed this as a mere computer glitch.

After withdrawing his bid in the vice presidential race, Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno on Tuesday said it was now possible he would also leave the administration party, the Lakas-Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino Christian Muslim Democrats.

Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal and three other church officials asked the two prosecutors handling the libel charges against them for an extension in their submission of counter-affidavits saying that they have just received their subpoena last Friday.

MANILA, Philippines - The wife and three sons of accused plunderer, retired Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, are wearing electronic sensors around their ankles to allow US authorities to monitor their movements, according to a government prosecutor.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno identified on Tuesday the MILF members involved in the kidnapping of Irish priest Michael Sinnott, after announcing that the Philippine government has rejected the MILF offer to rescue Sinnott in Mindanao.

(UPDATE) Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno said Tuesday the government has rejected the offer of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to help in the negotiations for the immediate release of Irish priest Fr. Michael Sinnott.

Police on Tuesday said that launching a rescue operation for kidnapped Irish priest Fr. Michael Sinnott would be the "last option" as the local crisis management committee continues to negotiate for Sinnott's immediate release.

After approving the belated lump sum benefits bill for Filipino World War II veterans, another bill - this time seeking to reunite those war vets staying in the US with their children - is gaining ground among American lawmakers who vouch support for the legislation.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue's senior deputy commissioner, Joel Tan Torres, said on Tuesday, he has been instructed to assume the functions of the BIR commissioner, pending the appointment of a replacement for Sixto Escuivias IV.

MANILA - The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Tuesday that 386 out of 1,124 passed the Customs Broker Licensure Examination given by the Board for Customs Brokers in Manila, Cebu and Davao last October 2009.

MANILA -- With his "Fire Power" match up with boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao barely two weeks away, Miguel Cotto has exuded confidence befitting a world champion regardless of the "underdog" many have tagged around his neck.

Actress Ara Mina on Tuesday went to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Manila to inquire about her limitations as a television personality when she files her certificate of candidacy later this year.

Charles de Gaulle - "The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs."